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Subject Matter: Language Arts
Grade Level: 2nd
Grade
Lesson Objective: Learners will demonstrate knowledge of understanding facts and
characteristics of a spider and the ability to write an informative text using
the information they have found.
Common Core State
Standard and/or Academic Content Standard:
Writing Standards K-5
Grade 2
Text Types and Purposes 2 - Write informative/explanatory
texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop
points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
Technology
Standard: NETS for Students:
5c. Students break problems into component parts, extract
key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems
or facilitate problem-solving.
Website Addresses
Used as Resources:
This site gives interesting facts about spiders that
students can use for their writing.
This site will be used to learn spider characteristics as
well as different kinds of spiders.
Students can use the pictures to help them with their drawing on their
final piece.
Using this site will allow students to watch a quick video
that will give spider facts and teach students characteristics spiders may
have.
This site will show students the life cycle of a
spider.
Student Research
Questions:
Essential Question:
1. What are some interesting facts about spiders and what
special characteristics might some spiders have?
Subsidiary Questions (6-10):
2. Where do spiders come from?
3. What is the life cycle of a spider?
4. How many eggs can
a spider lay?
5. How many different
types of spiders are there?
6. How many legs and
eyes do spiders have?
7. Where do spiders
live (habitat)?
8. What do spiders
eat and how do they get their food?
9. What is a web?
10. Spiders have
characteristics such as the ones listed in the image as well as fangs, venom,
and silk. Define at least two
characteristics.
Assessment:
Students used the internet to gather information and learn
facts and characteristics about spiders on their own. Students will draw a picture on the blank
half of their paper and will write a 5-sentence informational text about spiders
using facts, definitions, and a conclusion.
Check List
______ Picture of a spider
______ One to two facts
______ 1 characteristic
______ 1 definition
______ Conclusion
